De Leon High School
Public high school in De Leon, Texas · De Leon ISD · Grades 9–12
De Leon High School serves 182 students in grades 9–12 in De Leon (Comanche County). It is one of 3 schools in De Leon ISD. By enrollment it is the 1388th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 21.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | De Leon ISD |
| County | Comanche County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481644001405 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | De Leon ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 182 | 654 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 | 10.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.3% | 52% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
De Leon High School in context
Size
De Leon High School is the only high school in De Leon ISD. Its 182 students are 27.8% of the district's 654. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.2 miles away and have a median of 104 students, so De Leon High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 49 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 42, against an average of 46 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 46 in grade 9 and 42 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 58.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across De Leon ISD (60.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 39%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52% across De Leon ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
De Leon High School has 21.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 182 students would have about 13 teachers, so De Leon High School has 8.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Gorman High School, 10.4 miles away in Gorman ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58.8% |
| Hispanic | 39% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 46 |
| Grade 10 | 49 |
| Grade 11 | 45 |
| Grade 12 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 W Manchaca, De Leon, TX 76444
Phone: (254)893-8240
Website: deleon.esc14.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: De Leon High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorman High School | Gorman ISD | 10.4 mi | 87 | 6.6 | 57.5% |
| Dublin High School | Dublin ISD | 12.7 mi | 486 | 11.8 | 80.5% |
| Comanche High School | Comanche ISD | 14.4 mi | 375 | 10.9 | 46.7% |
| Huston Academy | Erath Excels Academy Inc | 17.4 mi | 35 | 5.4 | 77.1% |
| Stephenville High School | Stephenville ISD | 18.9 mi | 1,079 | 13.3 | 42.4% |
| May High School | May ISD | 24.6 mi | 114 | 8 | 35.1% |
| Rising Star High School | Rising Star ISD | 25.1 mi | 93 | 8.3 | 55.9% |
| Ranger High School | Ranger ISD | 25.5 mi | 72 | 6.1 | 73.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in De Leon ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Leon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 339 |
| Perkins Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 133 |